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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. VASSALLO

No. CIV. S-09-0665 LKK/DAD.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. ANTHONY VASSALLO, KENNETH ENITZER, and EQUITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING, INC., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. California.

May 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff, represented by Monique Christine Winkler , United States Securities And Exchange Commission & Robert L. Mitchell , GOVT, US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Anthony Vassallo, Defendant, represented by David R. Chase, , David R. Chase, PA, Pro Hac Vice & Clyde M. Blackmon , Rothschild, Wishek & Sands, LLP.

Melissa McLeod, Respondent, represented by Dennis Mac Wilson , Wilson Law Firm, A Professional Corporation.

Michael J. Callahan, Respondent, Pro Se.

Concettina Ferentz, Respondent, represented by Alan Louis Geraci , Geraci and Lopez.

Elevate Communications, LLC, Respondent, represented by Brendan M Ford , Snell & Wilmer LLP & Matthew Lee Lalli , Snell & Wilmer LLP.

United States of America, Movant, represented by Jean Marie Hobler , United States Attorney's Office & Lee Saara Bickley , GOVT, United States Attorney's Office.

ORDER

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, Senior Judge.

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") brought this suit against Anthony Vassallo, Kenneth Kenitzer, and the company they operated, Equity Investment Management and Trading, Inc. ("EIMT"). The Complaint alleges that defendants ran a "Ponzi" scheme that defrauded investors out of $40 million.1 Without admitting or denying the allegations of the complaint, Vassallo and Kenitzer consented...

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